Cambridge, Trail,
Barnesville notch
baseball victories

Published: April 28, 2004 8:00PM

Cambridge High scored two runs in the bottom of the second inning and tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the third to pick up a 3-1 East Central Ohio League victory over Claymont on Wednesday.
Bear Holdren (3-0) picked up the win for the Bobcats. Holdren had one strikeout and three walks. Kyle Harbin pitched the seventh inning to record his third save of the year.
Ricky Harvey led Cambridge (13-4, 5-4 ECOL) with a double and a single. Ben Fowler, Cody Bond and Patrick Byrne each had a single.
Doug Cox took the loss for Claymont. Cox and Brandon Quarles combined for four Ks and five walks. J.D. Quillen had two singles to lead the Mustangs (5-10, 2-8 ECOL). Cox and Quarles each got a double.
NEXTThe Bobcats are off until Friday when they travel to Dover. The ECOL game is slated for 4:30 p.m.
Buckeye Trail 10, Beallsville 0
Its safe to say the Buckeye Trail High baseball team is getting hot at the right time of the season. After getting off to a rocky 2-8 start, the Warriors won their sixth game in their last seven outings by posting a 10-0 decision over Beallsville in Pioneer Valley Conference action on Wednesday night at Don Coss Field in Cambridge.
Buckeye Trail, which is not 8-9 overall and 7-3 in the PVC, plated two runs in the bottom of the first, which was more than enough for junior starter Aaron Carpenter (1-3). The Warriors added three in the third, four in the fourth and a single tally in the fifth to end the game two innings early.
Carpenter finished with 10 Ks and two walks. At the plate, he had a single, triple and two RBI. Trever McQuain added a single, double and three RBI; and Corey Ripley had a single and two RBI.
Clint Marcum took the loss for the Blue Devils. He fanned three and allowed 11 free passes. Jimmy Jones had a double to lead BHS.
NEXTBuckeye Trail hosts Monroe Central for a make-up game today at Don Coss Field, which is set for 5 p.m. The Warriors also discovered Wednesday evening that they will be the No. 8 seed in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference 2-A baseball playoffs. They will face No. 1 seed Steubenville Catholic Central on Saturday, with the time to be announced.
Barnesville 7, St. Clairsville 4
ST. CLAIRSVILLE After a close encounter earlier in the week, the Barnesville Shamrocks jumped on St. Clairsville with six runs in the first three innings to defeat the Red Devils, 7-4, on Wednesday night.
The Rocks finished with two runs in the first, four runs in the third and added a run in the fourth. St. Clairsville had two runs in both the fourth and seventh innings.
Todd Miller (2-1) got the win for Barnesville (12-1). Todd Miller finished with 12 Ks and two walks. Todd Miller also added a two-run homer and a single.
Craig Miller led the Rocks with a double, two singles and three RBI. Colin Hudson had two singles and an RBI; Adam Marmie finished with a triple; and Chris Wells recorded a double.
Matt Vickers took the loss for the Red Devils (8-9). Vickers finished with three strikeouts and seven walks. Casey Tennett had a two-run homer in the seventh; Casey Zuzak had a double and an RBI; A.J. Twardoski finished with an RBI single; and Josh Graham had a double.
NEXTBarnesville will host Linsly today at 7 p.m.
Dover 14, Meadowbrook 6
BYESVILLE The Dover Tornadoes rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the first inning by exploding for 13 runs in the final four frames to defeat homestanding Meadowbrook, 14-6, in ECOL play on Wednesday evening.
Dover (10-6, 8-2 ECOL) plated four runs in the fourth to take a 5-3 edge. However, the Colts (10-7, 4-5 ECOL) put up a two-spot in the fourth to tie things at 5-5.
The Tornadoes edged ahead with a pair in the fifth, but then watched MHS cut the advantage to 7-6 with one in its half of the stanza.
DHS put the game away with four in the sixth and three in the seventh.
Kyle Tharp notched the win. He fanned four and walked three. He also had two singles and four RBI. Brian Harris added three singles and four RBI; Kyle King had two singles and two RBI; and David Fillippi had a homer and two RBI.
T.J. Sasser (1-3) took the loss. He recorded six Ks and walked three. Kyle Winland fanned one in one inning of relief. Derek Daugherty and Jordan Potts each had a double and two RBI; Zach Zifzal added a single, double and an RBI; and Wes Mercer had an RBI double.
NEXTMeadowbrook entertains New Philadelphia for an ECOL contest today at 4:30 p.m.
Morgan 12, John Glenn 6
NEW CONCORD Morgan jumped out to an early 8-0 and easily cruised to a 12-6 Muskingum Valley League victory over the John Glenn Muskies.
Morgan scored five runs in the first, two in the second, one in the third, three in the fifth and one in the seventh. John Glenn tacked on one run in the third, two in the fifth and three in the seventh.
Josh Ewing got the win for the Raiders (5-9). Ewing finished with five Ks and four walks. Ewing also led Morgan with two singles and an RBI while Luke Bragg finished with a single and two RBI.
Tommy Johnson (1-1) took the loss for the Muskies. Johnson, Jared Koval and Aaron Bates combined for six strikeouts and 10 walks.
Matt Heagan led John Glenn (6-8, 5-6 MVL) with a three-run homer in the seventh. Josh Wilson added two singles for the Muskies.
NEXTJohn Glenn ventures to West Muskingum for a 5 p.m. MVL game on Friday.
St. Johns 8, Shenandoah 5
BELLAIRE After seeing the Zeps plate a run in the top of the fifth inning to take a 4-3 lead, Bellaire St. Johns rallied with three runs in the bottom of the inning and added two more in the sixth to earn an 8-5 triumph over Shenandoah on Wednesday.
Bellaire St. John got three runs in the first and the fifth and added two in the sixth. Shenandoah got three runs in the third and one in the fifth and seventh.
Dustin Kolanski got the win for the Irish. Kolanski finished with five Ks and two walks. Cody McCormick got the save for Bellaire St. John (6-12).
Kolanski led the Irish with two singles and a three-run homer. McCormick had a double, single and an RBI; and Ryan Spelenda finished with a single and an RBI.
Drew West (2-1) was tagged with the loss. West fanned four and walked two in the game. Tim Crum finished with two singles and two RBI to lead the Zeps (5-12). Nathan Hedge had a double, single and two RBI; Jamie Smith finished with two singles; and Shawn Lively had a two-run single.
NEXTThe Zeps entertain Newcomerstown today at 4:30 p.m.
Fort Frye 11, Caldwell 0
BEVERLY Host Fort Frye all but wrapped up the Pioneer Valley Conference title with a convincing 11-0 win over Caldwell in mercy rule fashion on Wednesday afternoon.
The Redskins could muster only two base hits off of Cadet pitcher Garrett Fleming.
To make matters worse, the hosts enjoyed a huge, eight run first inning and the game was never in doubt after that..
For Caldwell (10-6, 7-3 PVC), Rob Kress and Alex Hayes each singled. The Redskins got only one runner as far as third base and never really mounted any threats all afternoon.
Fort Frye (8-1 PVC) got two hits apiece from Jared Hanson and Fleming. That pair combined for five RBI in the contest.
NEXTThe Skins and Cadets will square off again on Friday at 5 p.m. at Caldwell.
Garaway 12, Newcomerstown 2
SUGARCREEK The Garaway Pirates posted a decisive 12-2 triumph in six innings over visiting Newcomerstown in Inter-Valley Conference action on Wednesday evening.
Garaway (9-7, 6-5 IVC) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second and never looked back. The Pirates added one in the third and four in the fourth to take an 8-0 edge. Newcomerstown (3-11, 2-9 IVC) broke through for two in the sixth, but GHS ended the game with four tallies in the sixth.
Andy Stahl (0-2) took the loss. He fanned two and walked five. Wade Carley struck out one and walked two in relief.
Adam Burger recorded 11 Ks and allowed no walks in the victory. Corey Myers and Stahl each had two singles for the Trojans.
Kenny Coblentz and Dave Bear had three singles each; and Zach Fanning had a triple, single and three RBI.
NEXTNewcomerstown plays at Shenandoah today at 4:30 p.m.